Eng. Ephraim Mwangi Maina

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 May 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Bill. view
• 21 May 2019 in Senate: From the onset, I would say this Bill is long overdue. We should not hold lengthy discussions on this Bill, because it is the electorate that makes decisions. The electorate has taken a decision that there should be a Senate and a National Assembly, and that they should all legislate. That is what makes up this Parliament. Both of them are Members of this Parliament. A law should be made to ensure that both Houses are working and are busy giving service to the people of Kenya. view
• 21 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, from the onset, it should be clear that there is no Bill that does not affect counties. Bills are about the people and the voters of this country, and there is no Bill that does not touch on them. These voters are in the counties, and therefore, every Bill should come to this House. A Bill that has been passed by the National Assembly should not go to the President for assent without coming to this House. view
• 21 May 2019 in Senate: This House was elected by a majority of the voters. Voters in a county elect every Senator here. Some counties comprise of even 10 constituencies. Therefore, a Bill in the National Assembly should come to the Senate before it goes for assent by the President, whether it is a money Bill or not. view
• 21 May 2019 in Senate: It is clear that the Senate has had a very raw deal. It is time that the Constitution is amended so that it makes the Senate a upper House than the National Assembly. I believe this was the original intention. This is what is obtaining in the major economies, for instance, the United States of America (USA), Britain and many countries in Europe. view
• 21 May 2019 in Senate: We went to Malaysia and found out that the Senate is the Upper House. Indeed, it should be the Upper House. There should be no question as to which House is the upper one, if voters in a county that has more than five constituencies elect me. I am certainly not equal to the one who is elected by voters in one constituency, yet both of us come to the legislature with two Houses. Obviously, the one elected by more votes is in the Upper House, and the one elected by fewer votes should be in the Lower House. This ... view
• 21 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Bill is long overdue. Duties should be clear; who should do what? Even when we want to make it clear which House will do what, we must also make it very clear that the Senate is the Upper House. In Britain, it is called the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 21 May 2019 in Senate: House of Lords, while in the US and in Canada, it is called the Senate. The Senate has more powers than the lower House because it does much more than the lower House. Particularly, in USA, it even serves for a longer term than the House of Representatives. That is the only way we can clear these small problems of even the National Assembly abusing us when they are debating. We do not abuse them, but they abuse us. We allow them to abuse us because the Senate has people who are older and experienced; so we do not want ... view
• 21 May 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I was building my case and explaining the relevance of the Bill to the House. Without what I am talking about, this Bill may not be relevant. This Bill has to be in line with the change of the Constitution, and that is why I mentioned the Constitution. The changes proposed in the Bill cannot happen without money, and that is why I talked about corruption. I will stop at that point. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from ... view
• 15 May 2019 in Senate: Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. has brought a very important matter to this House. I want to assure this House that the Committee will get into the depth of this matter and ensure that anybody found to be culpable is answerable. It is not the first time that my Committee is interrogating this matter. We have on many occasions engaged the KPC and the Ministry regarding the leakage of oil in this country. The leakage of oil is not a casual affair; it is a threat to human life. view